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Devil's Arithmetic chapters 1 to 10 characters
CHARACTER | DESCRIPTION |
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Hannah | 13 year old Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle. |
Elijah | A biblical prophet who will announce the coming og the Messiah some time in the future. |
Chaya | Hannah's name in her dreamworld; her actual Jewish name that means "life". |
Gitl | Chaya's aunt and Shmuel's sister in her dreamworld. |
Shmuel | Chaya's uncle and Gitl's brother in her dreamworld. |
Fayge | She is marrying Shmuel and will become Gitl's sister in law. |
Reb Boruch | A rabbi who is Fayge's father. |
Reuven | Son of butcher Yitzchak. |
Tzipporah | Daughter of butcher Yitzchak. |
Yitzchak | Butcher; wants to marry Gitl. |
Rachel | Hannah / Chaya's best friend in her dreamworld. |
Shifre | Pale, freckle-faced friend in her dreamworld. |
Esther | Plump round like an easter egg friend in her dreamworld. |
Yente | Cossack; ferret faced friend in her dreamworld. |